20 Vintage Halloween Photos From the Mid-20th Century Will Have You Feeling Nostalgic for Days Gone by

Whether you celebrate All Hallows’ Eve, Samhain or just plain ol’ Halloween, October 31 has been commemorated, one way or another, since the days of the druids.

While Halloween’s origin is still up for debate, one thing’s for sure: the ghoulish holiday has been around for hundreds of years and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.

Here, below is a selection of some of vintage Halloween decor photos from the mid-20th century, featuring charming black cats, glamorous witches, old-school jack-o’-lanterns.

Halloween staples, ca. 1930s.

Paper-mache pumpkin, ca. 1930s.

Kids bobbing in 1935.

Rita Hayworth at a Halloween party in 1935.

Movable skeleton, 1935

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